Abigail Russ

Asheville High School!

"My mission is to save the planet one meatless meal at a time. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
295 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

216

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Abigail's actions

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 2 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.66 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Land Use

Research Peatlands

#13 Peatlands

I will spend 15 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Micro Wind

#76 Micro Wind

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of Micro Wind.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Stay on the Ground

#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Try Carpooling

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Abigail Russ 4/24/2019 10:26 AM

I carpool to my theatre rehearsals every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays with my friends, Hogan, Sam, Annabel, Colin, Alex, Teagan, and Eva. This means that we all get there quickly and without emitting so much carbon.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Research Peatlands

Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?

Abigail Russ 4/24/2019 10:23 AM

To protect peatlands, we can help by reducing the demand for the products made with the palm oil and paper plantations. We can do this even from far away from a peatland. If we use less things that need palm oil, pulp, or paper plantations, they won't need to drain as many peatlands.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Explore Other Food Solutions

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

Abigail Russ 4/24/2019 10:11 AM

I found out that a plant-rich diet increases food security and healthy living while it also releases less CO2 since it does not involve harvesting the meat from animals. Reducing food waste reduces emissions because you don't need to clear the fields as much since there is less demand.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro turbines can be placed on large structures to take advantage of stronger, steadier breezes. The Eiffel Tower now sports vertical axis turbines that produce electricity for use on site. Where could micro turbines potentially be installed in your city?

Abigail Russ 4/24/2019 9:46 AM

In Asheville, it would be fairly easy to put microturbines around everywhere since they are so small. You could put them on the roofs of flat-topped buildings on in places like parks that have a lot of room.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Stay on the Ground

What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?

Abigail Russ 4/24/2019 9:28 AM

I asked my parents if we could drive 26 hours in a car with my dog instead of flying. I knew that it would be long and tedious but it was a small sacrifice compared to the tolls our planet takes for our survival as an incompetent species. Also, this allowed my evil dog to come with us to New York instead of starving at my humble abode here in Marshall, North Carolina. To avoid killing the Earth, I can opt to take my car to school instead of my private jet. In all seriousness, we can use air travel much less particularly when you can carpool since that releases less CO2 than taking one car per family.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

Abigail Russ 4/24/2019 9:16 AM

I feel like we've been conditioned to eat meat from our ancestors' habits of hunting for food and we've been so caught up in our daily lives and industrialization that we find it easier to kill an animal than make a healthy meal with just fruits, grains, and dairy. This way of living will be our downfall since more meat leads to health issues in the heart and overall increases sodium intake and cholesterol. The people of America also do not realize the environmental impact of eating meat regarding the animals themselves. They don't think about the animals being killed or the populations decreasing.

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